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Blog entries are related to the mainframe operating system z/VSE. Ingolf will share news, hints & tips or any topic. The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.

The Linux on z Systems team just released new white papers, that can be downloaded. Those white papers are on the Linux on z Systems tuning hints & tips pages - here . There you can find a lot of information about performance tuning. The new white papers address KVM and enterprise content management . If you are looking for z/VSE hints and tips, those are summarized in the Hints and Tips for z/VSE book or in the Technical articles and white paper section. The... [More]

Last Friday I had a blog entry , where I asked for topics that we should address in future Live Virtual Classes (LVCs). Today I recommend our next LVC for z/VM users. Topic : z/VM 6.4: A Customer Driven Release Date : Wednesday, November 09, 2016 Abstract : z/VM 6.4 was announced on October 25th and will be generally available on November 11th. This session will discuss what is new with z/VM 6.4 and the value it brings. This newest release was driven by customer requirements and priorities. It addresses both technology enhancements... [More]

The IBM Systems Magazine web pages have good articles around the mainframe. They have several categories such as Administrator, Business & Strategy, Trends, Storage, Case Studies. Under Trends you can find topics related to z/VM and Linux on z Systems. The link to web pages is here . Besides the mainframe you can also find information about other IBM platforms like AIX, Linux on POWER, IBM i.

Sorry for the late notice. There is a new z/VM Live Virtual Class scheduled for today. Date : Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Topic : z/VM Charge Back Methods and Models Duration : 75 minutes Abstract : How many different cell phone plans are there? Lots. And they each have different pros and cons that can be confusing. This session won't help you pick a cell phone plan, but it will help you if you need to build a model for charging back in a z/VM environment and implement it. The session will review different models for... [More]